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New Registration Thresholds For In-house Lobbyists: Incoming Stricter Federal Requirements

The Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (the OCLC) has changed its interpretation of the registration threshold for corporations engaging in lobbying.

Canada Government

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-23 Le Bulletin d'actualités législatives

Osler's Legislative Update is a bi-weekly listing of new legislation. This issue covers legislation for the period 11/27 to 12/11.

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Québec's Bill 5: Fast Track For Priority And National Projects

On December 9, 2025, the Government of Québec introduced Bill 5, entitled "An Act to accelerate the granting of authorizations required for the completion of priority projects and of national scope."

Canada Government

D

Dentons Canada LLP

Buy Ontario Act: New Legislation To Use Public Sector Procurement To Bolster Ontario's Economy

On December 11, 2025, Ontario passed the Buy Ontario Act (the Act), new legislation aimed at implementing a framework to regulate procurement within the public sector.

Canada Government

TL

Torys LLP

Changes Coming Into Effect January 1, 2026: Interprovincial Mobility For Regulated Professionals

Canada Government

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

Fast-tracking Canada's Future: Recent Projects Announced By The Major Projects Office

Canada Government

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

B.C. Court Of Appeal Rules Previous "Free Entry" Mineral Tenure Regime Inconsistent With UNDRIP

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Investissement étranger au Canada : Tendances récentes et perspectives

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Bill 5 And Special Economic Zones: Understanding The Proposed Designation Criteria

Canada Government

DH

Davies Howe

Bill 5 And The Ontario Heritage Act: Understanding The Proposed Archaeological Exemption Framework

Canada Government

DH

Davies Howe

L'Ontario élargit sa campagne d'achat local grâce à la Loi de 2025 visant à encourager à acheter ontarien

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

UNDRIP In Action: British Columbia Court Of Appeal Issues Decision In Gitxaała v. British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner)

Canada Government

F

Fasken

PEI Reintroduces Lobbying Law: Strong Enforcement, Fewer Gaps Than Previous Bill

Canada Government

F

Fasken

St. Michael's Hospital Fraud Case: Key Takeaways For Public Institutions And Contractors

Canada Government

CC

CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Financial Services Regulatory Authority Of Ontario's New Proposed Life And Health Managing General Agents Rule

TL

Torys LLP

Understanding The OSC's Investment Management Division's 2025 Priorities: Insights From Staff Notice 81-739

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Efficient Mortgage Enforcement, Meet The Ontario Civil Court System

CP LLP

Artist's Resale Right Proposed In Canada's 2025 Federal Budget

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Liability Management In Canada

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

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Inward/ Foreign Investment

Blakes Competitive Edge™: December 2025 Update

Welcome to the December issue of Blakes Competitive Edge, a monthly publication of the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group.

Canada Anti-trust

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Investissement étranger au Canada : Tendances récentes et perspectives

La Loi sur Investissement Canada (la « LIC ») s'applique à tous les investissements effectués au Canada par des investisseurs non canadiens.

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes : mise à jour de novembre 2025

Bienvenue à l'édition de novembre de l'infolettre Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes, une publication mensuelle des groupes Concurrence et antitrust et Investissement étranger de Blakes.

Canada Anti-trust

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Alberta And Canada Step Up To The Plate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Blakes Competitive Edge™: November 2025 Update

Canada Anti-trust

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes : mise à jour d'octobre 2025

Canada Anti-trust

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Blakes Competitive Edge™: October 2025 Update

Canada Anti-trust

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Bill C-5 – Fast-Tracking National Interest Projects In Canada

Canada Government

ML

McMillan LLP

Blakes Competitive Edge™: September 2025 Update

Canada Anti-trust

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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Constitutional & Administrative Law

The Past, Present, And (Potential) Future Of Privative Clauses

Before commencing or responding to an application for judicial review of a public authority's decision, it is important to check for the presence of a privative clause.

Canada Litigation

GW

Gowling WLG

New Registration Thresholds For In-house Lobbyists: Incoming Stricter Federal Requirements

The Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (the OCLC) has changed its interpretation of the registration threshold for corporations engaging in lobbying.

Canada Government

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-23 Le Bulletin d'actualités législatives

Osler's Legislative Update is a bi-weekly listing of new legislation. This issue covers legislation for the period 11/27 to 12/11.

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Changes Coming Into Effect January 1, 2026: Interprovincial Mobility For Regulated Professionals

Canada Government

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

PEI Reintroduces Lobbying Law: Strong Enforcement, Fewer Gaps Than Previous Bill

Canada Government

F

Fasken

Dorsey v. Canada (Attorney General): Reclassifying Habeas Corpus

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

One Conservation Authority To Rule Them All

Canada Government

DH

Davies Howe

Reconciling Aboriginal Title And Private Property Rights On Unceded Land

Canada Real Estate

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-22 Le Bulletin D'actualités Législatives

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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Terrorism, Homeland Security & Defence

Building Canada: Advancing National Priorities And Projects

The Building Canada Act (BCA), known colloquially as Bill C-5, aims to expedite development of "national interest projects" (NI Projects) by streamlining federal approval processes.

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Sanctions Capture Cartels As Terrorist Groups

Although terrorist designations are not new, before the latest cartel designations, companies often had significantly less exposure because the jurisdictions implicated...

Worldwide Government

C

Cassels

Point de vue sur le secteur de la bienfaisance ꟷ Budget 2025

Le budget fédéral de 2025, publié le 4 novembre 2025, établit l'orientation budgétaire du gouvernement du Canada pour l'année à venir. La majorité des mesures de cette année ont un effet limité...

Canada Commercial

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Policy, Dual-Use And DefTech Drive A New Era For Private Capital In Defence

Canada Government

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

2025 Federal Budget: Financial Sector Highlights

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Budget 2025: What's New In Sanctions And Financial Crimes Enforcement

Canada Government

ML

McMillan LLP

FINTRAC Publishes Guidance On Information Sharing Between Reporting Entities

Canada Government

GL

Goodmans LLP

Preparing For All Things Tariffs, Bis: Updates To Canada's Trade Policy Regime Ahead Of 2026 CUSMA Joint Review

Canada International

ML

McMillan LLP

Plus vite, mais vers où? SASFAR ou la mission obscure de l'Agence de l'investissement pour la défense

Canada Government

FF

Fasken (French)

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Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP

Canada's 2025 Federal Budget: What It Means For Businesses, Investors, And Canadian Taxpayers

As an expert and consultant, the following analysis examines key measures from Canada's 2025 Federal Budget tabled on November 4, 2025, highlighting the fiscal, corporate, real-estate, and cryptocurrency implications most relevant to entrepreneurs, investors, and tax professionals.

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Canada – Alberta MoU And Bill 8: What They Mean For AI Data Centres

In a recent article, BLG lawyers discussed the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of Canada and the Province of Alberta...

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-23 Le Bulletin d'actualités législatives

Osler's Legislative Update is a bi-weekly listing of new legislation. This issue covers legislation for the period 11/27 to 12/11.

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

When Internal Controls Falter: Lessons From Molson's Fraud Allegations

Canada Criminal

ML

McMillan LLP

Québec's Bill 5: Fast Track For Priority And National Projects

Canada Government

D

Dentons Canada LLP

Buy Ontario Act: New Legislation To Use Public Sector Procurement To Bolster Ontario's Economy

Canada Government

TL

Torys LLP

Fast-tracking Canada's Future: Recent Projects Announced By The Major Projects Office

Canada Government

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

L'Ontario élargit sa campagne d'achat local grâce à la Loi de 2025 visant à encourager à acheter ontarien

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada Releases Accessibility Standard For Artificial Intelligence

Canada Technology

BB

Baker Botts LLP

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Latest Videos

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Fast-Tracking Justice: Human Rights And Summary Hearings Explained (Video)

SB

SBA Lawyers LLP

John Manley On The Implications Of A U.S. Shutdown For Canada (Video)

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Creating Partnerships With Indigenous Communities (Video)

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

5 Key Takeaways From The Economic Recovery Plan Discussion With Minister Of Jobs, Economy And Innovation, Doug Schweitzer (Video)

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Transforming Public Procurement

GW

Gowling WLG

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